Events Calendar - June 3, 2006 |
| A-TRAK TOUR w/ The Rub DJ's [ Static Link : iCal ] |
| City: | Canada, Ontario, Ottawa |
| Time: | Sat Jun 3, 2006 @ 10:00pm |
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| Info: | On Saturday, June 3, 2006, Kapacity Entertainment proudly presents one of hip-hop’s greatest DJ/turntablists, A-Trak, with specials guests DJ Ayres and Cosmo Baker (The Rub) at Babylon Nightclub. DJ A-TRAK. Montreal - Worldwide 5 time world champion - Kanye West DJ - [ djatrak.com ] Alain Macklovitch aka A-Trak was 13 years old when he used his freshly earned Bar Mitzvah money to buy himself turntables and a mixer. In the months that followed he spent most of his after-school time locked up in his basement, practicing, listening to Pete Rock, DJ Premier and Jazzy Jeff records, studying videotapes and showing his new scratches to his big brother Dave. Two years later the Montreal native was crowned DMC World Champion and invited to be an honorary member of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, the celebrated Bay Area crew led by DJ Q-Bert and Mixmaster Mike. When that crew disbanded, he and Miami’s DJ Craze joined forces as the front men of a new collective, the Allies. The Allies sole mission was destroy every battle possible and they did just that. In the years that followed, A-Trak went on to win the 1999 & 2000 ITF World Championships, the 1999 Vestax World Extravaganza and the 2000 DMC Team Championships (with Craze), plus many other titles. On top of being the youngest world champion, this made him the first DJ ever to win all three major titles (DMC, ITF and Vestax) and the first DJ to win five world championships. At the age of 18, Young Trizzle decided it was time to retire from battling. In the turntablist scene, A-Trak established himself as 'the DJ’s DJ', building groundbreaking routines that managed to push the envelope technically while remaining appealing to the untrained ear. He developed a revolutionary notation system, which allowed him to write scores of scratch patterns and solos. And his DJ battle records quickly became cult favorites, used and abused in competitions around the globe. Meanwhile, with his broski Dave 1 (now of Chromeo fame), he formed the indie hip-hop label Audio Research, which built a steady reputation for putting out critically acclaimed vinyl releases. From 1998 on, he toured constantly across the world, criss-crossing North America and Europe repeatedly, hitting Japan five times and Australia every summer. He has performed in such far reaches as mainland China, Iceland, South Africa and Hawaii. To this day, you can catch him wowing audiences at Coachella, the Red Bull Music Academy, Audiotistic or the Montreal Jazz Fest one day, and then tearing up the grimiest hip-hop club the next. A-Trak’s live sets bridge the gap between boundary-pushing turntablism and debauched party-rocking. He hits you with jaw-dropping DJ routines, using a sampler and effect pedals for live production. But at the same time, he keeps people cutting up the rug with eclectic sets of bootleg-heavy hip hop, crunk, booty and classic electro, dancehall, 80’s funk and anything in between. Plus he tops it all off with his signature comedic comments on the mic. In the summer of 2004, Kanye West caught A-Trak performing at a record store in London and quickly invited him to become his DJ. They embarked on a 40-city North American tour, performing in front of sold-out 20,000 seat stadiums for two months, and then hit Europe and Japan. When Kanye came home to hit the lab, he reached out to Trizzy for some cuts on Common’s critically praised album "Be" as well as his sophomore opus "Late Registration". A-Trak, Kanye and the rest of the crew are just finishing up another world tour in support of “Late Registration”. All of A-Trak’s worldwide adventures have been captured on video and are compiled on his recently released DVD, Sunglasses Is A Must. He is also in the midst of recording his first album, which will showcase his distinctive style of scratch-based and sample-heavy production as well as cameos from some of his favorite emcees, from Dipset to MF Doom. A-Trak is one of the only DJs to truly reconcile technical experimentation with cold getting dumb on the dancefloor, which is exactly what he will be doing when he performs at this highly anticipated event. on tour with THE RUB DJS. Brooklyn, NY DJ Ayres & Cosmo Baker - [ itstherub.com ] Brooklyn’s monthly party, The Rub, has been widely recognized as the best club night in New York City for several years since its debut in 2002. The combination of great music, a hot and sweaty dance floor, and phenomenal word-of-mouth buzz for the party brought the people there. The unparalleled mix of hip-hop, disco, 80s, reggae, funk, house and everything in between keeps them coming back. In addition to their successful party, The Rub DJs (DJ Ayres, Cosmo Baker, and DJ Eleven) have been releasing mixtapes at a breakneck pace, traveling to gigs across the country and around the world, and have put out their widely acclaimed Rub remix CDs and records. Come catch the crews first appearance in the 613. & Canadian special guests DJ PUMP. Calgary 2000 CDN DMC Champ - 2000 ITF Champ THE STYLUSTS CREW Illo & Drastik Babylon Nightclub - 317 Bank St - Ottawa, ON - (613) 594-0003 - [ www.babylonclub.ca ] Doors: 9:30pm - 19+ I.D Required Tickets: $15 in advance // more at the door Available at: Top of the World, Norml, Vertigo Records, Endhits, On Deck & Shoreline. [ www.kapacity.ca ] |
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